Down South Hunting Podcast

Yawt Yawt is back to kick off the 2019 turkey season! We talk about hog trapping, turkey season, and of course lots of laughing at random stories. Share the Down South Hunting Facebook post for this episode for a chance to win one of two official Yawt Yawt mouth calls.

Florida Fish and Wildlife has announced some major regulation changes effective in July of 2019. Ian Nance of the Lakeland Ledger Good Hunt column and Florida Hunting advocate Chuck Echenique discuss the reasoning and consequences of the changes, including a new season bag limit, deer harvest reporting, turkey hunting hours, hunting season dates, and more. Chuck also gives us an update on the future of bear hunting in Florida.

Hunting season is over in most of the South, but not in Florida! Mike and Adam talk about how their deer seasons went in light of their expectations. Mike covers his upcoming hunts and Adam shares the story of his latest kill. They discuss individual hunts, season goals, new tactics, hunting gear, and plans for next season.

For the first time in Down South Hunting Podcast, we have a solo host for the whole show. Mike Higman offers a pile of advice on how to save big on hunting gear in the off-season and stretch your hunting gear budget.

Mike Higman and Camron Stover discuss what they are finding at the 2019 Archery Trade Association Trade Show. They also talk about Camron's very successful whitetail season. Finally, Mike shares some big news about the future of Hunting Gear Deals that could be great things for listeners.

Merry Christmas! Mike interviews Tim Knight of Bi-Polar Broadheads and Georgia Outdoor News about late season buck hunting tactics. We also discuss how he was able to get it done again on a great central Georgia buck this season.

David Hallner got a late start to hunting, but he came on strong. Over the last several years he has honed his skills hunting the swamps of southern Louisiana. Using a boat and a kayak to reach areas deep in the swamp, he has been able to bring home some bruiser bucks. We discuss the skills he has developed, locating buck bedding areas, scouting, and lots more!

Mike Higman and Kyle Bennett interview Jeff Lindsey of The Lindsey Way about what it's like hunting in the South vs the Midwest. We also cover how The Lindsey Way came into being and we had some serious treestand snack discussion. Jeff is very entertaining and you don't want to miss this.

We kick off the show with a 40-minute intro of discussing last weeks deer hunting action, more saddle hunting updates, Nomad and Vortex gear reviews. After our longwinded discussion, we get down to business and interview Harry "StringBean" Giles of North Carolina. StringBean is dedicated to hunting deer with dogs and he goes into great detail about all aspects of the chase!

Have you thought about using a saddle, but not sure you have enough information? We have you covered with our experiences and opinions, and you might be surprised -- More to come throughout the season. Also, Adam was randomly selected for the Kentucky Commissioners deer tag, gear reviews, November plans... and FSU and UT are both horrible -- all covered in this weeks episode.

We are pleased to have Tony Smotherman to join us again to discuss Smokepole hunting 101. If you know anything about Tony, you know that he is the authority figure on all things muzzleloader hunting in the whitetail world and we go deep into this topic. For more about Tony, make sure and check out Ep16 where we go deeper into deer hunting with muzzleloader.

Get ready to meet one of the most dedicated hunters we've spoken to yet, Ryan Carter. Ryan is a fourth generation Floridian and has been hunting the Everglades his entire life. If you are into getting 8 miles back onto public land to kill a turkey and whitetail, Ryan is your kind of hunter!

This is the conclusion of the 3-part series on Deer Movement Related to Weather Conditions. Mike circles back to the original interviewees to get their thoughts after listening to parts 1 & 2. It's very interesting to see how this new information will affect their hunting this year.

This week is a continuation of our series on weather and it's influence on deer movement; according to GPS studies done in the field. We continue the discussion this week with Dr. Duane Diefenbach, of the Penn State Deer Forest Study Group, and Lindsay Thomas Jr., editor of Quality Whitetails magazine/Communications Director at the QDMA. We are also joined by the Mad Scientist of deer hunting, Mark Drury, about how weather impacts his hunting strategies.

We dive into GPS whitetail deer tracking studies with respected biologists, looking at how weather affects deer movement. You may be shocked at what they have to say about it. We also talk to experienced hunters about how weather affects their hunting strategies and how this information will affect them in the future.